The Animal Rescue Corps responded to an urgent call for assistance from the Monteagle Tennessee Police Department on Thursday. Animal Rescue Corps rescued 14 animals found abandoned in makeshift pens inside a horse trailer. The animals appear to have been housed in the trailer for some time and abandoned at this location days ago. They …

On Tuesday, October 10th at approximately 8:44 PM, Decherd Police Department was dispatched to CVS Pharmacy located at 1717 Decherd Blvd to a robbery in progress. A person dressed in all black including a black ski mask made his way into the store and to the pharmacy where he demanded the workers to give him …

The Grundy County football team added a loss to their season record Friday night. The team was forced to cancel their game against Upperman High School in Putnam County. This comes after five of the team’s players were charged with attempted aggravated rape. The school board is meeting Monday October 16, 2017 to decide the …

The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services works closely with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to track law enforcement data involving opioid crime. According to the department, since 2011, every year in Tennessee more than 6,000 people are arrested for crimes related to prescription opioids. Prescription opioids are pain killers, such as …

Fake $20 bills are popping up around Coffee County, according to Coffee County Sheriff’s Department Investigator Jason Dendy. The counterfeit bills were passed at four area businesses (convenience stores and a restaurant) and discovered by American City Bank on Wednesday. The employees did not realize the bills were fake until the bank informed the businesses. …

An incident involving hazing is under investigation in Grundy County. Director of Schools Jessie Kinsey says that a hazing incident did happen at Grundy County High School football field house. Kinsey added that the students will be punished according to the school handbook. Sheriff Clint Shrum says investigators spent the afternoon interviewing students, teachers and …

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry is observing National Fire Prevention Week by reminding citizens that burning permits must be obtained beginning Sunday, Oct. 15th, which is the official start of the wildfire season. Burning permits can be obtained from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry between 8:00 AM and 4:30 …

Twitter is reversing a decision to keep Tennessee Senate candidate Marsha Blackburn from promoting a campaign video on that platform because of the congresswoman’s statements about the sale of fetal tissue for medical research. Blackburn, a Republican running for the seat being opened by the pending retirement of Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, boasts in the …

The Better Business Bureau collects data and shares the anonymous information with law enforcement agencies for use in identifying and prosecuting scammers. According to a bureau study, contrary to popular perception, it’s not mainly the elderly or uneducated who are victims of scams, but it turns out, millennials are the most common victims. Those born …

Manchester Fire and Rescue along with the Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to a motor vehicle accident at 2 a.m. Tuesday morning (October 10, 2017) that involved a fatality. When emergency responders arrived at 4453 Noah Road they found a single vehicle that was on its roof in the road. In Trooper Joshua Malone’s report, 44 …